Tag-holder.



H. C. WASASIER.

Patented May 29, 1917.

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H. C. WASASIER.

TAG HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 5,1916.

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HARRY C. WASASIER, OF VIRGINIA, MINNESOTA.

TAG-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented May 29 1917.

Application filed April 5, 1916. Serial No. 89,084.

[0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY C. \Vnsnsrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Virginia, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tag- Holders, of which the following is a speci fication.

My invention relates to improvements in tag holders, particularly designed for use in holding the forwarding and return shipping tags upon milk cans, although the device may be used for any purpose where it would properly perform its functions.

One object of my invention is the provision of a holder which will be carried by the can and capable of instant operation to hold the tag and to permit the release of the tag as desired, thus permitting instant application and removal of the tag.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a device which will not interfere in the least with the use of the can and which will allow quick application and cletachment of the tag, and which will absolutely retain the tag within easy vision.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a tag holder which can be attached to cans in common use, which will be of simple, durable and cheap construction and which in every respect will be thoroughly efficient and practical.

With these and other objects inherent in an article of this character my invention consists of a tag holder embodying a support, a tag receiving portion, and a tag engaging and retaining member carried by the tag receiving portion.

The invention further consists of a tag holder embodying novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts for service, substantially as disclosed herein.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a milk can 7 cover with my tag holder applied thereto with a complete tag in position.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a tag holder of slightly modified construction.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of another modified construction of my tag holder, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view thereof.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the sheet metal blank form of which the holder is made or stamped.

Fig. 7 is a side or edge view of a modified tag retaining device, and

Fig. 8 is a front view of the retaining device shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Referring by numerals to the drawings in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views:

The numeral 1, designates the top of a milk can having the handle 2, secured rigidly to the inclined wall 3, to which is also secured flanges 1 on the supports 5, depending from the platform 6, of my tag holder, which is further formed with the flap 7, providing the slit or channel 8 to receive the tag 8, retained in place by the curved hooks 9, carried by the yoke shape retaining member 10, having the handle 11, and mounted in the bearing or sleeve 12, of the flap.

From the foregoing description and drawings it will be noted that the tag holder is made from a single blank to provide the attaching flanges, the supports, the platform and the flap providing a slit to receive the tag, while the flap carries the tag retainer having the hooks which pass through elongated openings 13, in the flap and through openings 14, in the platform, thus retaining the tag in proper position where it is in ready vision or view.

In the form of my invention shown in Figs. 1 and 5 the platform has stamped therefrom the arms 15, formed with prongs or hooks 16, for engaging and securing the tag, thus dispensing with the retaining member as a separate structure, while in Fig. 7 the yoke is formed with spring coils 17, which force the pointed hooks or barbs through the tag and hold the hooks in place to prevent accidental detachment of said tag.

lhe manner of using my invention will be evident and it is at once apparent that the tag is slipped between the flap and platform of the holder and is secured by the retaining member and that the forwarding and return tags are accommodated with ease as circumstances require.

The advantages of my tag holder will be readily understood and appreciated by all conversant with such matters and it will be readily seen that the tag holder possesses the features of efficiency, cheapness and durability and is entirely practical.

I claim 1. A tag holder consisting of a horizontal platform, a flap formed thereon and parallel therewith, said platform and flap forming a tag receiver, vertical supports depending from the platform, attaching flanges on said supports, and a retaining device for engaging and securing the tag in the holder consisting of a yoke shaped member having its inner end pivoted to said flap and its outer free ends formed with hooks adapted to pass through openings in said flap and platform and engage the tag.

2. A tag holder made from a single blank of metal and consisting of a platform, a flap parallel therewith, the space between said platform and flap forming a tag receiver, vertical supporting members depending from said platform, attaching flanges on said supports, and means for retaining the tag in the receiver consisting of arms formed with hooks and stamped from said flap.

3. A tag holder comprised of a strip of sheet metal formed with a horizontal platform and an overlying parallel flap integral therewith, and a retaining device pivoted to said flap, the free outer ends of which are bent in hook form and adapted to pass through suitable openings in said flap and platform, thereby engaging and tightly securing the tag between the parallel strips, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses. v

HARRY C. WASASIER. Witnesses:

JAs. BOOTH, RUDOLPH SoHUsTERIoH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. O. 

